At the end of October, the cold wind of the Little Ice Age came.
The ground was white, and crystal clear frost formed on the withered grass.
It had been two months since Liu Qing sent out his army, and Bing Province had been completely taken over by Liu Qing.
What disappointed him was that the three Chanyu were not in Bingzhou. The outsiders here were all small fries.
At this time, the Bingzhou Provincial Governor's Office had moved to Yanmen Yin Mansion, which was located in the hinterland of Bingzhou. As long as it was not a large-scale invasion, the Northern Battlefront Army would be able to help in two days.
"My lord, the heavens are too cold!”Zhang Fei shouted loudly as he entered the Provincial Governor's Office.
"Yi De!"
Liu Qing put down Sun Tzu's Art of War and said,""Stop shouting. The commoners are colder than you!”
"My lord, the number of people in the counties of Bing Province has been calculated!”Xun Yu leaned against the brazier and took out a stack of Luoyang papers.
"Hmm, how many people are there in Bingzhou?" Liu Qing asked.”
"There are less than 100,000 households in the entire Bing Province. Because of the constant war, there are only 400,000 people!”Xun Yu said.
Xun You also sighed." Currently, there are 100,000 soldiers in the regular army of the North Battlefront Army. The military supplies can only accommodate 60,000 soldiers. There are 5,000 soldiers in the Breaking Formation Camp, 3,000 soldiers in the Beiwei Army, and 20,000 soldiers in the city guards of various prefectures and counties. In total, there are 128,000 soldiers!”
"The families of the deceased will be rewarded with farmland, good seeds, and five baht. This is Wen Ruo, justice, and Ziyang, the three of you decide!”Liu Qing said in a deep voice.
"Yes!"
Xun Yu, Xun You and Liu Ye replied.
Liu Qing turned to look at Lu Bu, Huang Zhong, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Guan Yu, Dian Wei, and Zhang Fei.
Now, the Northern Battlefront Army had five armies, the Beiwei Army, and the Breaking Formation Battalion. They were enough to protect Bingzhou, but they lacked the confidence to gain some benefits in the Yellow Turban Rebellion next year.
"The Mi family, Zhen family, Su Shuang, and Zhang Shiping all wish to meet my lord. According to the scouts, the angels from Luoyang have already entered Taiyuan County and will reach Yin Mansion in four or five days!”Xun Yu said.
Liu Qing's heart sank. He shook his head and smiled faintly."It looks like His Majesty is here to give me shackles!”
"What?"
Dian Wei's eyes widened. He took out the small halberd at his waist and shouted,""My lord, shackles are for sinners!”
"Foolish fool, the lord's reputation is too great. The emperor wants to restrict the lord, not wooden shackles!”Liu Ye explained with a dark face.
"Da, da, da!"
Liu Qing knocked on the table and said in a deep voice,""In the past two months, celebrities have come to vote?”
"No!"
"The news of the great victory in Bing Province was not spread out. The battle report was intercepted by Great General He Jin just as the lord speculated. It was only recently that the news of our Bing Province's recovery slowly began to spread!”Xun Yu said respectfully.
Liu Qing's lips curled into a cold smile as he said,""Are there any students from Yingchuan Academy coming to Bingzhou to take up a post?”
"This one!"
Xun Yu's face turned ugly." There's no problem with the students of the Xun Family. However, Sima Hui has joined forces with the Chen Family to stop the other students from coming to Bingzhou!"”
"No worries!"
Liu Qing shook his head and said in a deep voice," In winter, the people must be well warmed. We must encourage the people to give birth. We can reward them with good land, money, and good seeds!”
"Yes!"
Xun Yu said respectfully.
"The taxes of the commoners can be reduced appropriately, and the business tax can be increased slightly!”Liu Qing said in a deep voice.
"Yes!"
Xun Yu replied again.
This time, Liu Qing looked at Liu Ye and asked,""The Wang family from Taiyuan, Wang Qiu, Ding Yuan, have you found evidence of their crimes?”
"Yes, there is clear evidence that Wang Qiu colluded with the Wang family of Taiyuan to exploit the people. As for Ding Yuan, other than being on good terms with Wuwan Chanyu, he is also in contact with the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu and the Xianbei Chanyu!”Liu Ye said.
"Fengxian, lead the Wei Army to capture him. When Luoyang comes, you will supervise the execution outside Yin Mansion!”Liu Qing said indifferently.
"Boom!"
Lu Bu knelt in front of Liu Qing and said excitedly,""Thank you, my lord. My father, my mother, and the souls of the tens of thousands of people in Jiuyuan can rest in peace!”
"I'm also doing what I should do!”Liu Qing stood up and helped Lu Bu up.
"My lord!"
"I heard that the emperor gave us the right to expand the army. Should we start recruiting now?”Zhang Liao asked.
Liu Qing thought about it and said calmly," I won't. The people of Bingzhou need to rest and recuperate. As for expanding the army and migrating the people, I have other plans. What you need to do this winter is to train the army!”
"Yes!"
Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei replied.
"Liu Ye, from tomorrow onwards, lead the city guards to expel the Road of Peace!”
"What kind of master holds a nine-section staff as a talisman and teaches the patient to kowtow and reflect on his mistakes? Then, he drinks the talisman water. If the illness can be cured by drinking two mouthfuls of talisman water, then what's the use of a doctor?”Liu Qing glanced at Huang Zhong and said disdainfully.
"Hehe!"
Huang Zhong rubbed his nose in embarrassment and said,"These are all heresy to deceive the public. Back then, they cheated me of all my family's wealth. If it wasn't for my lord, my Xu 'er would probably be gone!”
"Yes!"
Liu Ye said firmly.
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